diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_ceph.c b/source3/modules/vfs_ceph.c
index 098a017b85c..c873d8b9abe 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_ceph.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_ceph.c
@@ -1128,21 +1128,6 @@ static int cephwrap_linux_setlease(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle, files_struc
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int cephwrap_symlink(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
-		const char *link_target,
-		const struct smb_filename *new_smb_fname)
-{
-	int result = -1;
-	DBG_DEBUG("[CEPH] symlink(%p, %s, %s)\n", handle,
-			link_target,
-			new_smb_fname->base_name);
-	result = ceph_symlink(handle->data,
-			link_target,
-			new_smb_fname->base_name);
-	DBG_DEBUG("[CEPH] symlink(...) = %d\n", result);
-	WRAP_RETURN(result);
-}
-
 static int cephwrap_symlinkat(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 		const char *link_target,
 		struct files_struct *dirfsp,
@@ -1481,7 +1466,6 @@ static struct vfs_fn_pointers ceph_fns = {
 	.kernel_flock_fn = cephwrap_kernel_flock,
 	.linux_setlease_fn = cephwrap_linux_setlease,
 	.getlock_fn = cephwrap_getlock,
-	.symlink_fn = cephwrap_symlink,
 	.symlinkat_fn = cephwrap_symlinkat,
 	.readlinkat_fn = cephwrap_readlinkat,
 	.linkat_fn = cephwrap_linkat,